Month: April 2011

What pre-emergent should I use now?

In the fall and early winter we use Simazine and you can see the results from those pre-emergent applications in this Garland lawn.  We were able to create a line between our nice, weed free lawn and the field of pure weeds next door.  In March or April you can apply Pendemethlyn to prevent spring […]
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Trees and sprinklers are a bad idea

Take a look at the roots at this Plano sprinkler repair.  After 20 years or so the roots have lifted the pipe and valve several inches – definitely not what you want to see in your sprinkler system.  There isn’t much room in this circular drive area so we will have to re-route the main […]
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2″ of rain and drainage worked

We had two inches of very hard rain last night and our Fairview drainage solution worked like a charm.  I spoke with the neighbor and he said that when they had rains all of the water and dirt from this area would cascade over the wall and into his pool by the wheel barrow full.  […]
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Richardson weed control

Look at how quickly spot treating for broadleaf weed works. These two Richardson lawns looked identical three weeks ago and now you can barely find a broadleaf weed in ours. Lawn tip: Never use weed and feed products. Over time they damage your shrubs and trees. Spot treating for weeds is mire effective and healthier […]
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Plano Landscape 3 years later

Three years later to the day, look at how nice this landscape is. By using dwarf and semi-dwarf plants the trimming can still be done once a year with a pair of hand pruners. Also notice how we have tons of perrenial color which means it only takes a few flats of annuals to really […]
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